As September 23 approaches, Catholics across the world prepare to commemorate St Pio of Pietrelcina, known affectionately as Padre Pio, a 20th Century mystic whose reputation for holiness continues to confound sceptics and inspire generations. Most Catholics know Padre Pio’s story: born Francesco Forgione in 1887 in Pietrelcina, Italy, received the stigmata in 1918, died…
Sunday, September 14 marked the release of the initial set of excerpts from Pope Leo XIV’s first sit-down interview with a journalist, which comes in the form of the landmark new book León XIV: ciudadano del mundo, misionero del siglo XXI, or “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century”. The book…
Just a few months before he was assassinated on September 10, Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk — a conservative campus activist and an outspoken evangelical Christian — said that upon his death, he would want to be remembered for his Christian faith. “If everything completely goes away, how do you want to be remembered?”…
In response to the September 9 airstrike by the Israeli air force against the Hamas leadership in Doha, the capital of Qatar, the auxiliary bishop of the Patriarchal Diocese of Jerusalem of the Latins for Jordan, Bishop Iyad Twal, advocated for a two-state solution to achieve peace in the Middle East. Bishop Twal’s proposal aligns…
Over the weekend, Lusk Athletic Club held the St MacCullin’s Parish Centenary Road Races gathering to help celebrate the parish’s 100 year anniversary. St MacCullin’s Church has served the parish of Lusk, Co. Dublin since 1925 and is now led by Fr Kevin Moore PP. Parents and families were invited to join and watch their…
On September 13, the Kilmore Diocesian Centre will host a Facilitation Skills Day designed to teach parishioners the skills needed to lead small group discussions. Anyone active in parish life or wishing to be more active can attend. Jim Deeds, a pastoral worker and leadership skills trainer, will be leading parishioners through the training day,…
To mark the canonisation of St Carlo Acutis, the first Millenium saint, and the lay Dominican St Pier Giorgio Frassati, parishioners around Ireland gathered for Mass, celebrations and processions on September 7. Additionally, Irish parishioners were among thousands who made the journey to Rome to watch Pope Leo canonise the young men in St Peter’s…
The annual Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes departed on Thursday, September 4 from Dublin Airport with 109 sick pilgrims from parishes all across the Archdiocese. Archbishop Dermot Farrell led the five-day pilgrimage, accompanied by Bishop Donal Roche on his first time to Lourdes as an auxiliary bishop with the Dublin pilgrimage. The pilgrimage group included…
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich from Luxembourg sees a future for Catholicism in Europe despite profound changes. He told the weekly newspaper Die Furche that “many parishes will collapse” in the next ten years and the “system will come to an end”. However, the Church should not be fixated on the past: “We must accept that we…
While the fate of the people in Ukraine and Gaza concerns many, the civil war in Sudan concerns only a few. After a trip to Egypt in which he spoke to Sudanese refugees, Archbishop Stefan Heße of Hamburg hopes to remind politicians of the conflict in Northeast Africa. According to Archbishop Heße, refugees from the…